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I was at the 2018 Adepticon in Schaumburg, Illinois last month helping out at the Reaper Paint & Take tables.

I took pictures of the stupendous international Crystal Brush competition entries and other minis and terrain with an eye towards the interests of the people on this forum. Also some fun cosplay and miscellaneous interest.

I can't guarantee my photographs are great. I was using two cameras with very different capabilities and strengths and I am not a professional photographer. Some of the pictures use a very harsh flash because it allowed for super sharp enlargements of detail, something I thought painters here would be interested in.

I didn't know which entries would win the Crystal Brush competition, and as it turns out I missed the third-place winner. I have got pictures of the first and second place winners.

So to begin with, here is this year's first place entry, "Apocalypse", a diorama by Michal Pisarski.

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And this is the second place winner, "The Name of the Wind", a diorama by Sergio Calvo. My pictures of this are not so good, I'm afraid.

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That's forumite FishNJeeps, also manning the Paint & Take table, flashing a V for victory in the first picture.

A view of the Paint & Take tables looking the other way. They were right by the entrance to the dealer's room. You can see the Crystal Brush cases to the right (behind the crowd of viewers). So convenient!

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I thought this one was a clever use of a marble as a crystal orb. I met the artist at the end of the convention; her child had been at the Paint & Take and she was packing the painted Bones minis with her other lovelies. So I got to compliment her work in person.

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Cool! I didn't get that great of a look at the contest entries myself - too many people standing there for me to want to try - so I really appreciate this.

One of the perks of volunteering for Reaper is they give you a Vendor badge which allows you in to the dealer's room early and after hours. Which means not having to struggle through the crowds to see the Crystal Brush entries.

1 hour ago, kristof65 said:

Stopped by the paint and take to say hi, but you were gone at the time.

Sadly, I didn't take pictures of me (although I did find a blurry image on my phone that seems to show part of my skirt ...).

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Adepticon had a sort of Artist's Alley (I'm not sure what they called it) where people had permanent painting setups.

Rhonda Bender suggested I wander over and talk to James Wappel (Thanks, Rhonda!). Turns out he and I went to art school across the street from each other. We talked quite a lot of shop. Nice guy!

Here he is (on the left) giving lessons on painting with oil paints to the lucky person on the right. They each have a copy of the same figure, there is a camera setup (you can see the monitor on the right), and just look at what they are painting!

In the back of the last photo you can see a big banner for "Miniature Monthly - Paint Like the Pros". Smack in the middle of it is a gorgeous version of Reaper's 60138: Sheila Heidmarch, Venture Captain. Even though my version is nothing like so polished as the stunner on the banner, I used the banner as an excuse to pull up mine to show Wappel my attempts to paint velvet. He was very nice about it.

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Hey all! Time for the 2018 ReaperCon Forumite Bingo! So, those of you who were on the cards last year, or got a card last year know how the game works, so you can skip the next paragraph.

What is Forumite Bingo? It's a convention game I came up that is generally well received so I will do it again this year. The game is just like what a bingo game would be, but rather than calling out numbers to fill your card, you must go around and introduce yourself to members of the forum who are on your card. Say hi to them, and you can cross their box off. Once you've made "bingo", return to me for your Bingo ribbon. Blackout isn't required, but several people did it for the grins. And there's nothing to 'prove' you met those who you have said you have, just the honor system. You only punish yourself by cheating yourself out of meeting wonderful people.

Last year there were more volunteers than spaces, so not every one was on every card, and hopefully there will be enough volunteers again this year. It made for a good variety. So, this thread is not for signing up to receive a card to play. This is a signup for people who are willing to be on a card. The cards will be freely handed out at the convention. Just come find me, and potentially my wife who may have my materials. Be aware, volunteering to be on the card will mean that complete strangers will be coming up to meet you, and they may not be actually signed up and be on this forum. That happened more often than I thought it would last year. If that makes you uncomfortable, then reconsider volunteering.

So, the ground rules:

I exclude the Reaper peeps since they are all pretty accessible. The game's purpose is to meet the less visible and vocal forum members. I will continue that. Sorry peeps, we love ya, but I feel that's best.
The free square in the middle will be me, since everybody has to meet me to get the card it seems the fairest way.
You must be going to ReaperCon to be on the card please! And if possible, the full Thursday to Saturday at least. It's unfair to those whose card you are on if you don't show, or are a Saturday only person. I will not exclude you if you are a Saturday only (or similar) limited attendee. However, people who have you on their cards will get to cross you off without meeting you if you aren't there when they need you for bingo.
By replying with the information below, you are giving your permission to use the picture provided and your name provided, and to be inundated with people introducing themselves to you.
Once I've printed the cards (much closer to the con than I want), they are set in stone. I can't remove people from the cards, and they're a bit pricey to just toss. Plans change, life happens, and if you become a no-show, you simply become a gimme square and are crossed off automatically by those who need your square. It already happened once and well, it will probably happen again. We'll just roll along in those cases.
Signups will be open from now until August 15th. That gives me a mere two weeks to randomize the cards and have them printed on card stock. I'll get a mod to lock this thread on that date, and once the thread is locked, no more volunteers will be accepted.
One does not need to be very active on these forums to be on the card, but it helps people to recognize you. But I will not turn away anybody that isn't very active if they really want to be on the card.
If there's a question about any of these numbered questions, please quote the text since the numbering is automatic and I can't control it if there's an insertion.
I will update these rules as questions and issues come up.
All ready to sign up? Good! Here's what you need to do. Reply to this thread with:
The name you want to use. I prefer your forum handle, so people might have some idea of who you are. They can always write your real name across the square as a way of crossing you off, but it's up to you what name to have on the card.
What picture you wish to use for your square. Again, I prefer your forum picture, but if you are someone who changes it often, I might grab one that isn't current so having you explicitly give me one helps.
What days you will be at ReaperCon. I'll put the days you won't be there on the square, and this will help us know if your are there that day or not. I'm only using Thursday thru Sunday, with Wednesday as a simple bonus day.
This is optional, but if you could also send a recent picture of your actual self via PM to me, I'd appreciate it. Something like a full on face shot, without costume. I plan to have a "cheat sheet" of sorts to help myself remember who is who. This way I can help direct people to those members they're still needing to collect. My brain isn't wired to put names to faces easily, and being tired from the Con won't help that. So, having something I can use to point the way will help. Again, this is optional.

- Get blog going again.
- Finish editing photos from last November >.<
- Paint Bones Sphinx (by August 4).
- Figure out how many other projects I have to do (that aren't already on the table) and give them time lines.
- Figure out a giveaway for 1000 followers on IG.

1. Every day, or so (unless I am out or ill or something﻿) I will post a question.
1.5. If I fail to post a question, Inara (possibly) will post a question of her own choice.
2. In theory there is a 24 hour span to answer that question before the next question is posted.
2.5. (Rule 2 is the most frequently ignored rule.)
3. Questions are going to be posted between 6AM and 8AM EST
3.5 (Rule 3 may be the 2nd most broken rule.)
4. Everyone is encouraged to suggest future questions to be posted via PM to me.
5. You do not have to answer every question to play...
6. If a question is TMI or N/A simply wait for the next question.. ..or post that you decline to answer (clues regarding why are always fun).
7. Weekend questions may take the form of two or three day challenges﻿, often starting on Fridays.
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I will be posting late the night ﻿before﻿ as I won't be awake super early in the morning.﻿

Huh usually I put one of these up sooner than this. Just been busy I guess.
Who's all going?
How did you fair in the hotel lottery?

So Sunday was event registration.
Did you get into the events you wanted?

My group did fairly well at the hotel thing this year even though we had to split the group this year. both hotels are fairly close.
I got into most of the events I wanted. had some issues with the priority system preventing me from getting into events because it conflicted with another event that I would only be going to if I hadn't gotten into an earlier time. Yet some how it did allow me to sign up for 2 Speed paints that conflicted with other events that I got into. (and I only realized one before paying)
Also I just a bit ago remembered that I wanted to do a Frostgrave event but they are all sold out already.